{"id":11201,"date":"2016-10-20T16:05:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=11201"},"modified":"2017-02-06T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T19:27:22","slug":"bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl\/","title":{"rendered":"Bled, Slovenia&#8217;s Alpine Pearl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/s\/Bled,+Radovljica,+Slovenia?guest=1&amp;bounds=46.38616%2C14.135301%2C46.344675%2C14.056593\" target=\"_blank\">Bled<\/a><\/strong> is definitely one of the jewels of <strong>Slovenia<\/strong>, a magical place surrounded by <strong>pristine<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>nature<\/strong> in the heart of the <strong>Alps<\/strong>. It is currently the only <strong>Alpine Pearl<\/strong> of Slovenia and, thanks to its beautiful lake, its picturesque\u00a0traditions and its culinary delights is a perfect destination for any season. Here waiting for you tour\u00a0with the <strong>electric<\/strong> <strong>bike<\/strong>, boat rides, a carriage ride and much more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11207\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-11207\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/6805716347_bb0cfea6aa_b-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Bled, Slovenia\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/6805716347_bb0cfea6aa_b-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/6805716347_bb0cfea6aa_b-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Ram\u00f3n via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11201 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl\/3550390629_7dd07108d1_b\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/3550390629_7dd07108d1_b-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11203\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11203'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Veni via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl\/11732085444_29674265f0_k\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/11732085444_29674265f0_k-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vintgar Gorges, Bled, Slovenia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11204\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11204'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Josef Grunig via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl\/5748668374_7a13192ab5_b\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/5748668374_7a13192ab5_b-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bled, Slovenia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11209\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11209'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by James Southorn via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We spoke with <strong>Jaka<\/strong> <strong>Azman<\/strong>, the <strong>Head of Tourism<\/strong> of Bled, who told us about\u00a0the most beautiful places to visit, the goals\u00a0achieved together with the Association of Alpine Pearls and future plans to continue the journey towards slow mobility and sustainability .<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Bled&#8217;s\u00a0experience of sustainable tourism that you\u2019d like to recommend to our readers?<\/h2>\n<p>The offers\u00a0are so many: surely you can not miss the tour of Lake Bled on board of the typical boats called &#8220;<em>pletna<\/em>&#8221; to reach the island in the middle of the lake where once stood a temple dedicated to \u017diva, the Slavic goddess of \u00a0love, and\u00a0today there&#8217;s\u00a0a majestic Gothic church. Nearby is worth visiting the Julian Alps and the Triglav Park.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11205\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-11205\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/4155832083_847c60a41c_b-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Bled, Slovenia\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/4155832083_847c60a41c_b-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/4155832083_847c60a41c_b-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Maik-T. \u0160ebenik via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What is the most important goal you have achieved?<\/h2>\n<p>Since we joined the Alpine Pearls, we have developed a plan for the next 10 years. We want to develop long-term projects for the development of cycling and sustainable tourism. What we consider most important is to share ideas and projects with neighboring municipalities and other Alpine Pearls.<\/p>\n<h2>What are your future goals?<\/h2>\n<p>We started working on 3 major projects to remove car\u00a0from the center of Bled: 2 major ring roads, one of which we are already building, and the development of a new lakefront promenade.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to admire the <strong>castle<\/strong> on the lake, taste the <strong>custard<\/strong> <strong>puffs<\/strong>, immerse yourself in a <strong>romantic atmosphere<\/strong> and explore the many <strong>natural beauties<\/strong> that surround the wonderful <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/s\/Bled,+Radovljica,+Slovenia?guest=1&amp;bounds=46.38616%2C14.135301%2C46.344675%2C14.056593\" target=\"_blank\">Bled<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover photo by\u00a0Vicente Villam\u00f3n\u00a0via Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/moos-in-passeier-south-tyrol\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moos in Passeier, a car-free village in South Tyrol<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/lake-reschen-south-tyrol\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Reschen and the submerged village<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bled is definitely one of the jewels of Slovenia, a magical place surrounded by pristine\u00a0nature in the heart of the Alps. It is currently the only Alpine Pearl of Slovenia and, thanks to its beautiful lake, its picturesque\u00a0traditions and its culinary delights is a perfect destination for any season. Here waiting for you tour\u00a0with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":11206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1842,1300,768],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bled, Slovenia&#039;s Alpine Pearl - Ecobnb<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the wonderful Bled, the only Alpine Pearl of Slovenia, which is committed every day to become more and more eco-friendly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/bled-slovenia-alpine-pearl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bled, Slovenia&#039;s Alpine Pearl - 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